My game wont clear screen

Im working on an rpg project heres the files :

main.cpp

Code:

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#include <cstdlib>
#include <iostream>
#include <conio>
#include "new_game.h"
#include "load.h"
#include "help.h"
using namespace std;

int main(){
    int answer;
    main_menu:
    cout << "RPG Game\n\n\n";
    cout << "1) New Game\n";
    cout << "2) Load Game\n";
    cout << "3) Help\n";
    cout << "4) Exit\n\n";
    cout << "Selection(1 to 5):";
    cin >> answer;
    if (answer == 1){
              clrscr();
                    new_game();
    }else if (answer == 2){
          clrscr();
                          int load();
    }else if (answer == 3){
          clrscr();
                          help ();
                          goto main_menu;
    }else if (answer == 4) {
                            exit(1);
    }else {
    cout << "\nYou entered an incorrect key.\n";
    system ("PAUSE");
    clrscr();
    goto main_menu;
    }
    system("PAUSE");
}

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new_game:

Code:

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#include <cstdlib>
#include <iostream>
#include <conio>
using namespace std;

int health = 100;
int magic = 60;
int armour = 5;
int attack = 3;
int gold = 120;

int new_game (){
    clrscr();
    cout << "Health:" << health << "Mana:" << magic << "Armour:" << armour << "Attack:" << attack << "\n";
    system("PAUSE");
}

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help:

Code:

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#include <iostream>
#include <cstdlib>
#include <conio>
using namespace std;
int help () {
    clrscr();
        cout << "This is the help file\n";
    system ("PAUSE");
    clrscr();
}

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No load game, i use int loadgame and i know its there but the program doesnt touch it.

So heres my problem. With my help and with my newgame functions it will not let me use clrscrn(); so i cant clear the screen. It also doesnt pick up any spaces i put in the armour/health/gold section.

I have no idea why its doing this as it will clear screen in some parts of the code like after the pause in help file when you hit enter. Thanks in advance :D

How about instead of using

Code:

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clrscr();

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to clear the screen, you use

Code:

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system("cls");

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?

Quote:

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else if (answer == 2){
clrscr();
int load();

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was int load() declared on your load.h header? Here your just declaring another function called load() on a local scope, which is a function that is not global in contrary to how the functions declared in your headers are, and can only be accessed within the else if block, because it was declared on that scope. Hope that made sense.

If load() is a function in your header, then try this:

Code:

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load();

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remove the int, your no longer declaring a function, rather you're calling one.

Why are you using

Code:

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    goto main_menu;

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when it would be much simpler/shorter to add "while" or "do while" to the code to make it loop like you wish?

Code:

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#include <conio>

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What compiler are you using? Most compilers expect the .h to be there when there is one in the real filename. And I don't think "conio" without a .h exists.

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Mats